Lewiston vs Wellsville

A side-by-side comparison of Lewiston and Wellsville: population, income, housing, and more.

Lewiston and Wellsville are places in Utah. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wellsville has the higher population (4,120 vs 2,225 in Lewiston). Wellsville has the higher median household income ($110,543 vs $88,333 in Lewiston). Wellsville has the higher median home value ($403,500 vs $332,300 in Lewiston).

Population, income & housing

	Lewiston	Wellsville
Population	2,225	4,120
Median age	32.8 yrs	30.5 yrs
Median household income	$88,333	$110,543
Median home value	$332,300	$403,500
Median gross rent	$841	$1,057
Housing units	714	1,160
Homeownership rate	80.8%	89.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.2%	39.7%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lewiston	Wellsville
Population	2,084 → 2,225 (+6.8%)	3,757 → 4,120 (+9.7%)
Median household income	$59,926 → $88,333 (+47.4%)	$89,643 → $110,543 (+23.3%)
Median home value	$185,900 → $332,300 (+78.8%)	$258,400 → $403,500 (+56.2%)
Median gross rent	$850 → $841 (-1.1%)	$930 → $1,057 (+13.7%)

Lewiston

Population

2,0842,225

Median household income

$59,926$88,333

Median home value

$185,900$332,300

Median gross rent

$850$841

Wellsville

Population

3,7574,120

Median household income

$89,643$110,543

Median home value

$258,400$403,500

Median gross rent

$930$1,057

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lewiston	Wellsville
Under 5	6.3%	5.2%
5 to 17	29.1%	30.2%
18 to 24	5.9%	9.6%
25 to 34	11.0%	11.9%
35 to 44	10.4%	11.8%
45 to 54	16.3%	14.4%
55 to 64	7.9%	6.8%
65 to 74	6.2%	7.2%
75 and over	6.9%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lewiston	Wellsville
White (non-Hispanic)	86.7%	89.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	10.0%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lewiston	Wellsville
No high school diploma	3.0%	3.4%
High school graduate	32.7%	22.7%
Some college or associate's	39.1%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	20.9%	28.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	11.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lewiston	Wellsville
Drove alone	66.8%	70.5%
Carpooled	8.2%	13.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	10.2%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.1%	14.0%
Other means	0.6%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lewiston	Wellsville
1-unit, detached	85.2%	95.6%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Lewiston	Wellsville
Poverty rate	2.7%	6.2%
Average household size	3.23	3.64
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1975	1990